'Bullet Train' - 100 News Result(s)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tearful defence yesterday of his war against the parallel black money economy is both an admission that the war is tougher and will last much longer than he expected, as well as the unstated frustration that his initiatives outside the country are received with greater appreciation than at home.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said currency ban was the "biggest cleanliness drive" his government has undertaken against the black money hoarders. He assured the people that money that has been looted will be brought back and that the "rules will be the same for everyone".

After six years of wrangling and intense negotiations, India and Japan on Friday signed a landmark civil nuclear agreement in Tokyo, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held talks. PM Modi is on a three-day visit to Japan, his second in two years.

China's high-speed railway which is making a big pitch to compete in India and global markets has completed over 20,000 kilometers of track network in the country, becoming world's longest bullet train network.

The countdown to the 2020 Olympics began Wednesday with the arrival of the Olympic flag in Tokyo from Rio de Janeiro. The contrast between the two host cities couldn't be starker. Instead of samba in the streets, there will be robots and self-driving cars.

Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the second time in two days, Rahul Gandhi today said the tickets for the bullet trains promised by him will not be less than Rs 10,000 and that "only Modi ji and his suited-booted friends" will travel in it.